UEFA Nations League

Slovenia vs Norway, 2022-23 UEFA Nations League, Group Stage

· UEFA Nations League
Slovenia
  • 69': Andraz Sporar
  • 81': Benjamin Sesko
FT
2 - 1
Norway
  • 47': Erling Haaland

About

Slovenia are hosting Norway at Stadion Stozice, Ljubljana, Slovenia, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA Nations League.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Attempt missed. Jasmin Kurtic (Slovenia) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
  • 2': Attempt saved. Benjamin Verbic (Slovenia) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Gregor Sikosek.
  • 3': Foul by Erling Haaland (Norway).
  • 3': Jaka Bijol (Slovenia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 4': Corner, Slovenia. Conceded by Ørjan Nyland.
  • 4': Offside, Slovenia. Adam Gnezda Cerin tries a through ball, but Andraz Sporar is caught offside.
  • 5': Foul by Andraz Sporar (Slovenia).
  • 5': Leo Östigard (Norway) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 7': Foul by Adam Gnezda Cerin (Slovenia).
  • 7': Kristian Thorstvedt (Norway) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 8': Foul by Kristian Thorstvedt (Norway).
  • 8': Petar Stojanovic (Slovenia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 10': Alexander Sørloth (Norway) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 10': Foul by Jaka Bijol (Slovenia).
  • 10': Foul by Leo Östigard (Norway).
  • 10': Jasmin Kurtic (Slovenia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 12': Corner, Slovenia. Conceded by Andreas Hanche-Olsen.
  • 14': Attempt saved. Mohamed Elyounoussi (Norway) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Erling Haaland.
  • 15': Corner, Slovenia. Conceded by Birger Meling.
  • 15': Corner, Slovenia. Conceded by Birger Meling.
  • 17': Birger Meling (Norway) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 17': Foul by Petar Stojanovic (Slovenia).
  • 19': Offside, Slovenia. Andraz Sporar tries a through ball, but Benjamin Sesko is caught offside.
  • 20': Benjamin Verbic (Slovenia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 20': Foul by Martin Ødegaard (Norway).
  • 21': Benjamin Sesko (Slovenia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 21': Foul by Sander Berge (Norway).
  • 22': Foul by Adam Gnezda Cerin (Slovenia).
  • 22': Kristian Thorstvedt (Norway) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 23': Corner, Norway. Conceded by Gregor Sikosek.
  • 24': Attempt saved. Leo Östigard (Norway) header from very close range is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Kristian Thorstvedt with a headed pass.
  • 24': Corner, Norway. Conceded by Jasmin Kurtic.
  • 24': Attempt blocked. Leo Östigard (Norway) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard with a cross.
  • 25': Andraz Sporar (Slovenia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 25': Foul by Sander Berge (Norway).
  • 26': Birger Meling (Norway) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 26': Foul by Zan Karnicnik (Slovenia).
  • 27': Benjamin Verbic (Slovenia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 27': Foul by Alexander Sørloth (Norway).
  • 28': Foul by Adam Gnezda Cerin (Slovenia).
  • 28': Kristian Thorstvedt (Norway) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 29': Foul by Leo Östigard (Norway).
  • 29': Zan Karnicnik (Slovenia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 32': Attempt missed. Zan Karnicnik (Slovenia) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Petar Stojanovic.
  • 35': Attempt missed. Mohamed Elyounoussi (Norway) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Birger Meling.
  • 36': Attempt missed. Erling Haaland (Norway) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Kristian Thorstvedt.
  • 37': Foul by Kristian Thorstvedt (Norway).
  • 37': Miha Blazic (Slovenia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 37': Kristian Thorstvedt (Norway) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 39': Alexander Sørloth (Norway) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 39': Foul by Gregor Sikosek (Slovenia).
  • 40': Corner, Norway. Conceded by Gregor Sikosek.
  • 41': Attempt blocked. Kristian Thorstvedt (Norway) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Birger Meling.
  • 41': Corner, Norway. Conceded by Miha Blazic.
  • 43': Offside, Norway. Leo Östigard tries a through ball, but Alexander Sørloth is caught offside.
  • 44': Alexander Sørloth (Norway) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 44': Foul by Benjamin Verbic (Slovenia).
  • 45': Attempt saved. Leo Östigard (Norway) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard with a cross.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, Slovenia 0, Norway 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Slovenia 0, Norway 0.
  • 47': Goal! Slovenia 0, Norway 1. Erling Haaland (Norway) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mohamed Elyounoussi.
  • 50': Attempt missed. Erling Haaland (Norway) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard.
  • 51': Foul by Birger Meling (Norway).
  • 51': Petar Stojanovic (Slovenia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 54': Attempt missed. Benjamin Verbic (Slovenia) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Benjamin Sesko.
  • 56': Foul by Benjamin Verbic (Slovenia).
  • 56': Julian Ryerson (Norway) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 56': Benjamin Sesko (Slovenia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 56': Foul by Andreas Hanche-Olsen (Norway).
  • 57': Corner, Slovenia. Conceded by Julian Ryerson.
  • 58': Attempt missed. Miha Blazic (Slovenia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Jasmin Kurtic with a cross following a corner.
  • 59': Foul by Benjamin Sesko (Slovenia).
  • 59': Martin Ødegaard (Norway) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 60': Corner, Slovenia. Conceded by Birger Meling.
  • 61': Substitution, Norway. Morten Thorsby replaces Kristian Thorstvedt.
  • 62': Substitution, Norway. Jørgen Strand Larsen replaces Alexander Sørloth.
  • 62': Foul by Petar Stojanovic (Slovenia).
  • 62': Martin Ødegaard (Norway) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 64': (Norway) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 64': Andraz Sporar (Slovenia).
  • 64': Andraz Sporar (Slovenia) is shown the yellow card.
  • 64': Petar Stojanovic (Slovenia) is shown the yellow card.
  • 68': Foul by Jørgen Strand Larsen (Norway).
  • 68': Gregor Sikosek (Slovenia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 69': Goal! Slovenia 1, Norway 1. Andraz Sporar (Slovenia) right footed shot from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Benjamin Sesko.
  • 70': Substitution, Norway. Mats Dæhli replaces Mohamed Elyounoussi.
  • 71': Substitution, Norway. Fredrik Aursnes replaces Martin Ødegaard.
  • 71': Substitution, Slovenia. Sandi Lovric replaces Benjamin Verbic.
  • 72': Foul by Morten Thorsby (Norway).
  • 72': Zan Karnicnik (Slovenia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 72': Morten Thorsby (Norway) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 74': Foul by Jasmin Kurtic (Slovenia).
  • 74': Jørgen Strand Larsen (Norway) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 74': Jasmin Kurtic (Slovenia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 75': Attempt saved. Benjamin Sesko (Slovenia) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sandi Lovric.
  • 77': Attempt saved. Morten Thorsby (Norway) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 77': Attempt missed. Mats Dæhli (Norway) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Jørgen Strand Larsen with a headed pass.
  • 79': Attempt missed. Sandi Lovric (Slovenia) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
  • 80': Attempt missed. Mats Dæhli (Norway) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Fredrik Aursnes.
  • 81': Goal! Slovenia 2, Norway 1. Benjamin Sesko (Slovenia) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner.
  • 83': Foul by Zan Karnicnik (Slovenia).
  • 83': Mats Dæhli (Norway) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 83': Foul by Andreas Hanche-Olsen (Norway).
  • 83': Jan Oblak (Slovenia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 86': Corner, Norway. Conceded by Jasmin Kurtic.
  • 86': Corner, Norway. Conceded by Jasmin Kurtic.
  • 87': Corner, Norway. Conceded by Andraz Sporar.
  • 88': Attempt missed. Leo Östigard (Norway) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Fredrik Aursnes with a cross following a corner.
  • 88': Substitution, Slovenia. Domen Crnigoj replaces Andraz Sporar.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Mats Dæhli (Norway).
  • 90'+1': Zan Karnicnik (Slovenia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Substitution, Slovenia. David Brekalo replaces Zan Karnicnik because of an injury.
  • 90'+3': Substitution, Slovenia. Jon Gorenc Stankovic replaces Adam Gnezda Cerin.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Erling Haaland (Norway).
  • 90'+4': Petar Stojanovic (Slovenia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+8': Attempt missed. Leo Östigard (Norway) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Birger Meling with a cross.
  • 90'+9': Second Half ends, Slovenia 2, Norway 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Slovenia 2, Norway 1.

Statistics

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16 Fouls 15
2 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 2
7 Corner Kicks 6
2 Saves 4
58.4 Possession 41.6
14 SHOTS 9
5 ON GOAL 4
0.4 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
377 Accurate Passes 245
481 Passes 347
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
8 Accurate Crosses 1
26 Crosses 12
0.3 Cross % 0.1
60 Long Balls 80
28 Accurate Long Balls 28
0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
2 Blocked Shots 0
4 Effective Tackles 5
9 Tackles 8
0.4 Tackle % 0.6
7 Interceptions 3
11 Effective Clearances 21
11 Clearances 21

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Nations League

Venue: Stadion Stozice
Location: Ljubljana, Slovenia
Attendance: 14,824

UEFA Nations League Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Turkey 2 +2 4
2 Wales 2 +1 4
3 Iceland 2 0 3
4 Montenegro 2 -3 0
Full Standings

Line-Ups

SVN Slovenia (4-4-2)

No. Name
1 Jan Oblak (GK)
6 Jaka Bijol
4 Miha Blazic
18 Gregor Sikosek
2 Zan Karnicnik
14 Jasmin Kurtic Yellow Card
22 Adam Gnezda Cerin
21 Benjamin Verbic
20 Petar Stojanovic Yellow Card
11 Benjamin Sesko
9 Andraz Sporar Yellow Card
Slovenia Substitutes:
Vid Belec, Miha Zajc, Miha Mevlja, Domen Crnigoj, Tomi Horvat, Jon Gorenc Stankovic, Sandi Lovric, Luka Zahovic, Igor Vekic, Timi Elsnik, Jure Balkovec, David Brekalo.

NOR Norway (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Ørjan Nyland (GK)
15 Leo Ostigard
21 Andreas Hanche-Olsen
5 Birger Meling
22 Julian Ryerson
8 Sander Berge
18 Kristian Thorstvedt Yellow Card
10 Martin Ødegaard
9 Erling Haaland
11 Mohamed Elyounoussi
19 Alexander Sørloth
Norway Substitutes:
Omar Elabdellaoui, Fredrik Andre Bjørkan, Stian Gregersen, Sten Grytebust, Kristoffer Ajer, Patrick Berg, Morten Thorsby, Ola Brynhildsen, Jørgen Strand Larsen, Mats Daehli, Fredrik Aursnes, Andre Hansen.

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